Jackson Gillman will be performing a one-hour performance, entitled “Once Upon a Tide,” as part of “Windjammers for Wee Mateys” at the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library, 4 Oak Street in Boothbay Harbor on Tuesday, June 24.

Energy, wit, music and wisdom are the stock in trade of Jackson Gillman, a.k.a. “The Stand-Up Chameleon.” His start as a performer began in 1978 after he graduated from the College of the Atlantic. He spent a summer at the Deck House Cabaret as a singing waiter and developed a solo act that became a nightly feature. Jackson went on to study many forms of dance and music. He took workshops with mime mentors, Tony Montanara and Benny Reehl, toured with a children's theatre company, and established a solo performing career. Jackson incorporates comedy, drama, music, dance, mime, and sign language into his own intimate style of theatre. During his performances, he magically transforms himself into a wide array of eccentric characters, expressing wit and extraordinary versatility, as well as warm-hearted honesty.

In 2013, Jackson was featured at the National Storytelling Festival in Tennessee for the fourth time. He has thrice been Teller-in-Residence at the International Storytelling Center and has performed at festivals and schools throughout the country. For 20 years, Jackson hosted a summer concert series of comedy, music and New Vaudeville on Mount Desert Island. He is a 25-year veteran of the New England Touring Artists Program and has also served on the theatre advisory panel for the Maine Arts Commission. In some ways, he sees himself as a migrant worker, packing up his old kit bag to perform at schools, libraries, conferences and festivals throughout the country.

Don’t miss this entertaining performance at 11 a.m. on June 24, on the library lawn! This is also opening day for the newly renovated library. For more information, call 207-633-3112.